United States faces fifth column threats and wartime security
Amid wartime anxieties officials debate measures to root out saboteurs spies and alien influences. Proposals include purging civilian defense aides fingerprinting aliens and banning certain groups from interstate work, with civil libertarian concerns voiced as Latin American coups and regional defense loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
House
Sen. Reynolds
Senate
American Civil Liberties Union
America
Ickes
Inventor Demonstrates Glmite Explosive Test Near Aberdeen
Inventor Les ter Barlow tries to prove to congressmen that Glmite liquid oxygen–carbon explosive can outperform TNT. A 1,000-pound sack was detonated with 84 goats tethered at distances up to 1,000 feet. goats survived, while spectators felt a concussion a half mile away. Senator Sheppard called the test inconclusive and suggested another trial with metal casing. The discussion notes proposals for defense gadgets such as a liquid cement immobilizer and a cannon-range enhancing grease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Barlow
Aberdeen
Barlow
Mr. Barlow
Sheppard
Military Affairs Committee
Europe
Notable June Elections and Observances
A brief notice lists upcoming events and observances: Sunday June 2 prayers for a speedy end to the war by Methodists. Monday June 3 Connecticut Democratic Convention in Hartford and Iowa Primary. Tuesday June 4 Alabama Democratic run off elections. Saturday June 8 Romanian national holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Hartford
Iowa
Alabama
Arms For America Expands Peacetime Military Prep
AP reporter Edward E. Bomar notes a break with tradition as Roosevelt creates a national defense council and launches a three month training plan through the Civil Aeronautics Authority. Fifty thousand new pilots are to be trained and key council members include Edward Stettinius Jr, William Knudsen, and Sidney Hillman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Edward E. Bomar
Washington
Bomar
U. S
Roosevelt
National Defense Council
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Defense Council
Edward Stettinius, Jr
U.S. Steel
William Knudsen
General Motors
Sidney Hillman
CIO
Amalgamated Clothing
If Hitler began World War II from Chicago in fiction
A speculative column imagines Hitler invading from Chicago with early conquests stretching to Canada and the western United States. It notes Britain’s Cripps to Moscow seeking a trade pact with Stalin and mentions a Soviet Yugoslav trade pact amid shifting East European relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Hitler
Chicago
U. S
Berlin
Europe
Altoona
Russia
Huntington
W. Va
Krakow
Poland
Hudson Bay
Norway
Nebraska
France
Cleveland
Hitler
Wisconsin
Michigan
Denmark
Canada
Holland
Marshalltown
Lincoln
Neb
Joe Stalin
England
William Strang
Stalin
Britain
Stafford Cripps
Moscow
Cripps
Yugoslavia
Finland
Resolved Society Urges Acting Over Resolutions
The General Society of the Sons of the Revolution in Philadelphia debated its stance on current issues and urged moving from resolutions to action. Rev William Anderson of Johnstown challenged the idea that armed force and faith would deter invaders and praised military discipline. Jungle Bulls leader Jeff Davis announced a hoboes police force to monitor for fifth column threats, claiming hoboes are the nation’s best friends and loyal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Society of the Sons of the Revolution
Philadelphia
Jungle Bulls
Jeff Davis
King of
Hoboes of America, Inc
Davis
Belgium King Leopolds Surrender Sparks Allied Tension
A Belgian force between Menin and Ghent faced surrender orders from King Leopold as German offensives near Ypres and Bethune threaten Allied lines. Leopold, nicknamed the Beloved and Fearless, once fought alongside France. French Premier Reynaud mocked the surrender move as unauthorized. Belgian government in Paris disavowed the order and sought to form a new army to keep fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Leopold
Menin
Ghent
Albert
France
Reynaud
Paris
Hitler Victory Scenarios Stir Global Speculation
Fascination grows over a potential Nazi victory as Hitler’s aims—colonies, Europe dominance, England’s fate, France disarmament, and control of sea lanes—are read in speeches and Nazi press. Allied leaders shuffle strategic defenses while spies, bombers, and fifth column threats loom. public mood ranges from alarm to jingoistic rallying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Hitler
Europe
Berliner Boersenzeitung
Sumner Welles
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Poland
Great Britain
France
Balkan Nations
Scandinavia
Germany
Eer Hitler
Welles
Britain
Gibraltar
Malta
Singapore
Gemany
Dewitt Mackenzie
Flanders
Somme
Aisne
Naz
Channel
George
British Empire
di Cooper
Churchill
Genera “Devil” Dill
Imperi
General Ironside
Sirwald Mosley
Franz von Rintelen
Irela
Oliver John Gogarty
Gard
Italy
Engla
Holland
Memory Quiz on Ma News Events Wartime Questions
This item presents a cryptic 20-question memory test about Manitoba news events and world wars. It includes queries on captured cities, U.S. air fleet plans, route differences of German advances, a GOP darkhorse magnate, and a garbled block of text with uncertain names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Arnhem
Antwerp
Arras
Andalsnes
U. S
Churchill
Trotsky survives assassination and world events unfold
In Short Escaped Leon Trotsky feigned death after the Mexico plot. Lima, Peru, suffers a 300 death toll quake. A Douglas bomber crew and two officers are killed near Mojave. A former hotel maid is convicted of stealing 100000 in jewels. Ralph O Neill and Walter Connolly die. Robert Montgomery takes Red Cross ambulance driver work in France. Jay Pierrepont Moffat replaces James H R Cromwell as minister to Canada after Cromwell runs for the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mojave
Calif
New York
Ralph O'Neil
American Legion
Walter Connolly
Red Cross
France
Robert Montgomery
Jay Pierrepont Moffat
State Department
James H. R. Cromwell
Canada
Cromwell
Senate
Hollywood Pulls Back As War Strains Bankrolls
Amid war and market stalls, studios cut costs and cancel lavish productions. CIO strike aftermath, Apex Hosiery suit ruled inappropriate under Sherman Act, Johns Hopkins researchers note rats seek salt and even alcohol as food, Vermont Democrats boost Roosevelt to 54 714 convention votes toward nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO
Apex Hosiery Co
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Vermont
Roosevelt
Belgium Fell Then There Were Two
A historical sketch notes the Meuse Sedan Namur battle decisive German victory collapsing the French army and allowing a German advance into France. It references the Battle of the Bulge and a proposed third major fight called The Battle of the Gaps amid Allied forces near a million strong and Leopold’s controversial decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meuse
Sedan-Namur
France
Bulge
Abbeville
Chane
Also Mentioned on This Page
Esident
Jackson
Latin America
Western Hemisphere
Argentina
Chile
Brazil
Mexico
Guatemala
Rep. Dies
Rio Grande
Aranha
Klein
Boo
Chicago Tribune
John
Arms For
Sir Stafford
Wm. Anderson
Johnstown
King Albert
von Ribbentrop
Vain
Sophie
Pueyjoyy
Ureyury
Sauslepuy
Ssemsuy
Leon Trotsky
Lima
Peru
Hollywood
Apex Suit
Lou
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!